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The correct spelling is jar.
How to pronounce jar
/dʒɐː/
nounIPA: /dʒɐː/
Say it like: Jar
The correct spelling is jar. An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial. For example: "He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose."
Usage Examples
“He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.”
“I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn’t got back in a car since.”
“The clashing notes jarred on my ears.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- 2.A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- 3.A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
- 4.A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
- 5.A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
verb
- 1.To preserve (food) in a jar.
- 2.To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
- 3.To harm or injure by such action.
- 4.To shock or surprise.
- 5.To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
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